Guest blog post

Going Low Tech in a novel.  a guest blog post at the Crime Fiction Collective. 

http://crimefictioncollective.blogspot.com/2013/02/going-low-tech.html

99 Cent Post-Holiday Genre eBook Potpourri Event

Today, 14 authors announced that starting on January 24, 2013 they will offer their eBooks for 99 cents on Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/99-cent-Post-H...2FUVA6LIBHK3L/ ). The offer is for a limited time only and applies to a total of 16 eBooks. Readers may choose from Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, Romance and Young Adult.
The authors, who are all members of Backspace, an online writers organization, include Christiana Miller, Deanna Roy, Eileen Cruz Coleman, Keith Cronin, Sachin Waikar, J.H. Bográn, A.W. Hartoin, Danielle Younge-Ullman, Rachel Elizabeth Cole, Loretta Giacoletto, Daniel A. Smith, Inge Moore, Nora Carroll and Jess Riley.
The eBooks included in the promotion are:
“All the Lonely People” by Jess Riley
“Deeds of a Master Archer” by J.H. Bográn
“Me Again” by Keith Cronin
“Falling Under” by Danielle Younge-Ullman
“Storykeeper” by Daniel A. Smith
“How to Cook Up A Disaster” by Rachel Elizabeth Cole
“Sweetwater American” by Eileen Cruz Coleman
“The Thief Who Stole Midnight” by Christiana Miller
“Stella and Dane: A Honky Tonk Romance” by Deanna Roy
“Family Deceptions” by Loretta Giacoletto
“The Family Angel” by Loretta Giacoletto
“As Crazy As You” by Inge Moore
“Rumpel, A Cursed Tales Novel” by Eileen Cruz Coleman
“The Color of Water in July: A Novel” by Nora Carroll
“In the Jungle of Black and Yellow” by Sachin Waikar
“It Started with A Whisper” by A.W. Hartoin
Starting on January 24, 2013, readers may easily purchase all sixteen eBooks from Amazon by visiting:  http://www.amazon.com/99-cent-Post-H...2FUVA6LIBHK3L/
To stay informed of the event’s details, visit and like the event Facebook page located at:  https://www.facebook.com/99CentPostH...PotpourriEvent

Could James Bond be a Time Lord?

I’m sure in the fifty years of both franchises this question may have aroused before, but at no time better than our present is this theory more plausible, after a fashion.

Let’s analyze the points of intersection of the two characters:

James Bond’s canonical debut was in 1962 with the movie Dr. No. while the first episode of Doctor Who aired in 1963. So at one year apart, they are roughly the same age.

Eleven actors have played the Doctor, while six have played Bond. Every incarnation of both had somewhat similar personality, and up until Daniel Craig took over Bond’s role, both characters would share previous incarnation’s memories.

The Doctor uses a T.A.R.D.I.S., Bond always finds an Astor Martin.

Both have used gadgets. Speaking of gadgets, don’t you think the breather device used in Thunderball does look a bit like a stylized sonic screwdriver?

And what about companions? Always pretty damsels-in-distress seem to populate the path of both characters. As to the different levels of intimacy they reach with the companions, I won’t comment to keep this post PG-rated. But they have certainly fallen in love in more than one occasion: Rose Tyler and Joan Redferm for the Doctor, and Tracy Di Vicenzo and Vesper Lynd for Bond.

Would you like more tangible proof? I’ll give you two:

1. Timothy Dalton played both James Bond, and the Lord President of the Time Lords!

2. Upon M’s escape from Silva’s assassination attempt, James Bond swifts her away in his DB5 and utters: “We’re going back in time.”

Last year we celebrated Bond’s fiftieth anniversary with an above-average excellent movie, a side show of parachuting with the Queen of England into the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Now things are gearing up for Doctor Who celebration that will, or should, be quite memorable as well.

So, what do you think?

A couple of news

The "I" Word, The anthology that collected thoughts from authors about words that inspire is now available at:

The Fine Line official site:
http://shop.editorial-consultancy.co...ks/the-i-word/

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-I-Word-ebook/dp/B00B14ATJG

Amazon US:
http://www.amazon.com/The-I-Word-ebook/dp/B00B14ATJG

As to why I'm announcing this, well, I'm one of the contributors, of course. :-)


Also, I was recently interviewed by Indie Author Land. Check it out at:
http://indieauthorland.com/2013/01/17/interview-with-j-h-bogran-author-of-deeds-of-a-master-archer

A last farewell for my old canine friend

Today I'm a guest blogger at Cassidy's Jorney.
http://www.mimirosen.com/goodbye-wasabi/

Who knew writing a blog could be therapeutic?

My List... but the not the one you think.

It is that time of the year again when you make resolutions.

This is not my resolution list. I’m still working on mine. Although it would be pretty simple: write more, lose weight, love more…you know, the same old, same old.

Be warned: the actual content of this post will border more in the realm of “ranting,” but not quite there.

If you have read my previous posts you’d know by now I am a huge fan of movies. Now that we are past the purported end of the world, I am grateful Hollywood producers did not fall for such idiotic “predictions” and continued with business as usual. I’m looking forward to several movies in 2013; my top five are Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, and Star Trek into Darkness, A Good Day to Die Hard and The Great Gatsby.

From 2012, my favorite has been Skyfall. Yep, I’m a diehard James Bond fan. The Avengers was awesome, too.  I didn’t enjoy The Dark Knight Rises, so sue me. At least, I managed to escape watching any of the Twilight flicks.

And now, for the “ranting” part of this post: What the heck is wrong with Hollywood producers? Is there no end to their greed? I know a man won an Oscar for claiming greed is good, but come on!

It all began with the 7^th Harry Potter book that they thought it would be great to split tale into two admission tickets, two DVD’s (or Blue Rays), two batches of games or action figures, etc. They succeeded because we ate it up. Little did we know that a “Part 2” would soon become the new trend! New Dawn soon followed suit, so did the people behind The Hobbit who boldly stretched the 300+ book into three movies! Today I learned they did the same trick to the third book of the Hunger Games.

I say “trend” because I harbor a small hope that the procedure would die down soon enough. Hopefully.

End of Rant! 

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

Where in the world is Angela?

This week I'm a guest at The Bookshelf Muse. One of the owners, Angela Ackerman is telling the world she's deep into writing her novel for NaNoWriMo. However, some evidence proving the contrary has surfaced.

Is Angela running a NaNoWrimo Fraud?

You'd be the judge of that:

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2012/11/nanowrimo-i-dont-think-so.html